Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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